Service difficulty report · Bolt · Moravn Z242L

Difficulty date
October 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z242L
Part
Bolt
Part number
6X77ONL312014
Condition
Bent
Location
Te Flap
Part time
1,550 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AT 1,500 HOUR INSPECTION, THE BOLT ATTACHING THE FLAP CONTROL CABLE TO THE BELLCRANK ARM WAS FOUND BENT APPROXIMATELY 9 DEGREES AT ITS MID-POINT. INSPECTION OF OPPOSITE BOLT ALSO FOUND BENT. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE BOLTS ARE BEING BENT WHEN THE FLAPS ARE SELECTED FULL DOWN WHERE THE AIR LOADS OF THE FLAP ARE TRANSMITTED ON EACH END OF THE SUBJECT BOLTS.